Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square.[1] Penryn was officially started in 1991 in a Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga, with 13 pupils and 2 teachers,[2] as a sister school to St Stithians College in Randburg, Johannesburg.[3] Two years later, the college moved to its own campus on Boschrand Ridge, where it was officially opened by Enos Mabuza.[citation needed]
Name
Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall.[citation needed] The name Penryn means "Top of the Hill" in the Cornish language. The college is indeed situated on top of a hill. This is often used as a metaphor by Penryn when it refers to itself as the light on the hill. A reference to it seeing itself as being a light of hope on the hill.
Sports
Sports played at Penryn College include:
Culture
Penryn College offers a wide range of cultural activities. Including the following:
See also
References
- ^ "Penryn". Round Square. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Celebrations as college looks back on 25 years". Lowvelder. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "History – St Stithians College". www.stithian.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.